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**Disability After Dark**

This is a podcast that looks at disability stories. it’s like sitting down with a really close friend to have real conversations about disability, sexuality and everything else about the disability experience that we don’t talk about; the things about being disabled we keep in the dark. The show is hosted by Disability Awareness Consultant Andrew Gurza.

Latest Episodes:

Popcorn & Powerchairs 02 - Is E.T. a Disability Film? Aug 27, 2023

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In Episode 02 of our new series, Popcorn and Powerchairs, Andrew explores whether the classic 1982 Sci-Fi Family flick, E.T. has connections to disability, and yup we find some: from some of the language they use, to the medicalization of E.T.s body, this film definitely has some disability markers that we can talk about. Enjoy!

To be a guest on Popcorn and Powerchairs or Disability After Dark, e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com

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Music design of Popcorn & Powerchairs by Dani Saldo.

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EPISODE 336 - WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU BECAME DISABLED TOMORROW? W/ PORN STAR TEDDY WILDER Aug 20, 2023

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E336 is another one of my favourite series, “What Would Happen If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?” where I ask non-disabled folks (usually adult film stars) to consider how their lives would change so that we can combat ableism. This time I spoke to the adorable porn star Teddy Wilder. He really dove into this hypothetical with grace, humor, hotness and more! Enjoy!

Follow Teddy at www.teddywilder.com

Follow me at andrewgurza.com and sign up to be on a main show or an offshoot by e-mailing andrew@andrewgurza.com

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Popcorn & Powerchairs 01 - Theory of Everything Aug 13, 2023

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Welcome to my new side project, Popcorn & Powerchairs where we watch disability film together each week and talk about it. In episode one, we review The Theory of Everything with Eddie Redmayne playing famed physicist Stephen Hawking. We talk about the movie, how disability is represented in it and some of the key themes. Enjoy!

If you want to recommend a movie, piece of media, or be a part of the series, e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com using subject line Popcorn and Powerchairs.

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Episode 335: “A Nice Starter Pack of Disabilities” - w/ Kate McLennan Aug 06, 2023

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On E335, I sit down with guest Kate McLennan as we talk about experiences with a starter pack of disabilities including CMT and Bechet’s. We go into Kate’s experience feeling shame around disability but also we delve into what brings Kate joy and so much more in this episode. Enjoy it!

Sign up to be on Disability After Dark + send in minisode letters and show ideas to: andrew@andrewgurza.com

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Episode 334: “If You Have a Dark Sense of Humor, There are Cracking Disability Puns You Can Make” - w/ Drag King Ru Palsy Jul 23, 2023

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Happy Disability Pride Month! On Episode 334, I sit down with a disabled drag king who has the best drag name ever (I’m jealous!) Ru Palsy. We talk about their experience of Cerebral Palsy & being blind in one eye, the comedy in disability, the accessibility of drag and so much more! Enjoy!

Follow Ru Palsy here: www.instagram.com/rupalsy Sign up to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing me at andrew@andrewgurza.com

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Chairanormal Activity Call Out Jul 17, 2023

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Outside of Disability, I love everything Paranormal and spooky, and also true crime! It is absolutely my favorite genre. So, I want to start a new podcast called "Chairanormal Activity", where I read your spooky/paranormal/ghost/true crime stories from my wheelchair each and every week. I like that it veers away from disability a little, and is a fun thing to do. So, if you want to share a story or two, please e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com using the subject line: "Chairanormal Activity". Thank you so much! I can't wait!

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Bonus! Ten Thousand Things Episode from KUOW in Seattle w/ Alice Wong Jul 16, 2023

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In this special episode, Disability After Dark has partnered with KUOW in Seattle to bring you an episode of one of the most notable podcasts of 2023, Ten Thousand Things, where host Shin Yu Pai -- the current reigning Civic Poet of Seattle! -- sits down with award-winning disability rights activist Alice Wong to discuss her long history of advocacy. From lobbying her university for disability-related curriculum to being appointed to the National Council on Disability, not to mention founding the Disability Visibility Project, Alice is an awesome human being who’s disrupting the status quo.

Needless to say, this is a “can’t miss” conversation, and if you want to hear more like it, be sure to follow Ten Thousand Things on your favorite podcast app. (And tell them we sent you!)

With that said, here is Ten Thousand Things. Enjoy!

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Episode 333: “My Disability Insurance Agent Followed Me to A Drag Show” - w/ Transmasc Drag Performer, Sev Faust Jul 09, 2023

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On episode 333, I sit down with transmasc drag performer Sev Faust. We talk about their experience of multiple disabilities including Ankylosing Spondylitis, PMDD + so much more. We talk about drag and disability, and that time a disability insurance agent followed Sev to a drag show + the broken system that is disability + so much more good stuff. Enjoy!

Sign up to be on the show by e-mailing andrew@andrewgurza.com Follow Sev here: https://linktr.ee/faustus Follow me at www.andrewgurza.com

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Episode 332: Caregiving While Needing Care with Elle Billing Jun 25, 2023

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On Episode 332, I sit down with mixed media painter and artist, Elle Billing. She talks about her experience of being disabled while also being a caregiver to her mother. We explore what you feel like when all of a sudden your body can’t do something, the grief that comes alongside that; plus so much more.

Follow Elle’s work here: bio.site/elleandwink

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Episode 331: Intimacy as a Power Chair User Can Be Daunting - Chatting Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fallout Boy & Advocacy with Maylan Chavez Jun 11, 2023

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On episode 331 I sit down with my guest Maylan Chavez as we explore her experiences with Spinal Muscular Atrophy; we talk about advocacy, intimacy, CureSMA, her love of Fall Out Boy & so much more. Enjoy!

Follow Maylan at www.instagram.com/maythesunrise

Follow me at www.andrewgurza.com

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